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1 beast
beast [bi:st]∎ the king of the beasts le roi des animaux;∎ Bible the Beast l'Antéchrist m, la bête de l'Apocalypse;∎ beast of burden bête f de somme;∎ beast of prey bête f de proie∎ the beast in man la bête en l'homme∎ you beast! vous êtes dégoûtant!∎ a beast of a job un sale boulot;∎ I've had a beast of a day j'ai eu une journée affreuse -
2 wild
wild [waɪld]∎ a wild beast une bête sauvage; figurative une bête féroce;∎ a pack of wild dogs une meute de chiens féroces ou sauvages;∎ a wild rabbit un lapin de garenne∎ wild strawberries fraises fpl des bois;∎ many parts of the country are still wild beaucoup de régions du pays sont encore à l'état sauvage∎ wild weather du gros temps;∎ a wild wind un vent violent ou de tempête;∎ a wild sea une mer très agitée;∎ it was a wild night ce fut une nuit de tempête∎ to be wild with grief/happiness/jealousy être fou de douleur/de joie/de jalousie;∎ that noise is driving me wild ce bruit me rend fou;∎ he had wild eyes or a wild look in his eyes il avait une lueur de folie dans le regard∎ a wild-looking young man un jeune homme à l'air farouche∎ the speaker received wild applause l'orateur reçut des applaudissements frénétiques;∎ familiar to be wild about sb être dingue de qn;∎ familiar to be wild about sth être dingue de qch, être emballé par qch;∎ I'm not really wild about modern art l'art moderne ne m'emballe pas vraiment(g) (outrageous → idea, imagination) insensé, fantaisiste; (→ promise) insensé; (→ rumour) délirant; (→ plan) extravagant;∎ he has some wild scheme for getting rich quick il a un projet farfelu ou abracadabrant pour devenir riche en peu de temps;∎ the book's success was beyond his wildest dreams le succès de son livre dépassait ses rêves les plus fous(h) (reckless) fou (folle);∎ they're always having wild parties ils organisent toujours des soirées démentes;∎ that was in my wild youth c'était au temps de ma folle jeunesse;∎ we had some wild times together nous en avons fait des folies ensemble;∎ there was a lot of wild talk about revolution/going to court on a beaucoup parlé de révolution/de porter l'affaire devant les tribunaux∎ to take a wild swing at sth lancer le poing au hasard pour atteindre qch;∎ to make a wild guess (at the answer) répondre à tout hasard ou à l'aveuglette;∎ at a wild guess à vue de nez;∎ Cards aces are wild les as sont libres;∎ figurative to play a wild card prendre un risque∎ to sow one's wild oats jeter sa gourme2 noun∎ in the wild en liberté;∎ the call of the wild l'appel m de la nature;∎ he spent a year living in the wild or the wilds il a passé un an dans la brousse;∎ the wilds of northern Canada le fin fond du nord du Canada3 adverb(a) (grow, live) en liberté;∎ strawberries grow wild in the forest des fraises poussent à l'état sauvage dans la forêt;∎ the deer live wild in the hills les cerfs vivent en liberté dans les collines∎ to go wild with joy/rage devenir fou de joie/de colère;∎ when he came on stage the audience went wild les spectateurs hurlèrent d'enthousiasme quand il arriva sur le plateau∎ they let their children run wild ils laissent leurs enfants traîner dans la rue; figurative ils ne disciplinent pas du tout leurs enfants;∎ they've left the garden to run wild ils ont laissé le jardin à l'abandon ou revenir à l'état sauvage►► Botany wild angelica angélique f sauvage;Zoology wild boar sanglier m;wild card (in card games) joker m; Computing joker m; Sport (player) = sportif invité à participer à une compétition sans s'être qualifié; (in American football) = équipe qualifiée pour la finale sans pour autant avoir remporté sa poule;Computing wild card character caractère m joker;Botany wild carrot carotte f sauvage;Botany wild chicory chicorée f sauvage, mignonnette f;wild horse cheval m sauvage;∎ figurative wild horses couldn't drag it out of me je serai muet comme une tombe;Botany wild hyacinth jacinthe f des bois;Botany wild madder garance f voyageuse;Botany wild mignonette réséda m jaune;Botany wild pansy petite jacée f;Cookery wild rice zizania m, riz m sauvage;wild silk soie f sauvage;Botany wild thyme serpolet m;Wild West Far West m;∎ a Wild West show = un spectacle sur le thème du Far West
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